“I’d say if the MTA can fix the problem, that is the optimal solution,” the mayor said at an unrelated press conference in Chelsea. “If the MTA will not fix the problem, I’d rather have the city of New York run it.”

On Wednesday, Hizzoner rode a C train from 33rd Street to the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side, but he hadn’t ridden the rails before that since April 19.

“I have been doing it. I’ll be doing it more because I’m going to be focusing on the subways more,” he added. “I’ll be out there, but much more important than that is, again, we’re going to be pushing for a plan [by the MTA].”

Asked whether Cuomo would benefit from experiencing the subway’s woes first-hand, the mayor said, “He has to make that decision for himself.”

A spokesman for Cuomo didn’t immediately respond to questions about when the governor last rode the subways.